ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RHUMB LINE
From Old Spanish rumbo, apparently from Middle Dutch ruum space, ship's hold, but also influenced by Latin rhombus.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RHUMB LINE»
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Dutton's Nautical Navigation
A great circle between two places on the same side of the equator is everywhere
nearer the pole than the rhumb line between those same points. If the two places
are on different sides of the equator, the great circle between them changes its ...
Benjamin Dutton, Thomas J. Cutler, 2004
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NavPac and Compact Data 2006-2010: Astro-navigation Methods ...
Finder will calculate the course (track) and distance travelled, or the position,
using rhumb line or great circle navigation. The rhumb lines are defined on an
oblate Earth defined by the WGS 84 spheroid, while great circle navigation uses
a ...
C.Y. Hohenkerk, Great Britain: H.M. Nautical Almanac Office, B.D. Yallop, 2004
CHAPTER. 27. After I gathered my wits aboutmeagain,Otis went on to fill me in on
the researchhehaddoneon Cowboy Wilson. He had confirmed that Cowboy had
indeed been a fisher of the '20s version of Square Grouper. Illegal Rum ...
4
New Tables to Facilitate the Practice of Great Circle ...
When in this case the ship steers along the great circle's arc she is, being
between the given place in higher latitude and the meridian of the cutting point of
the Rhumb line with the Equator, always in higher latitude than she would be in
the ...
Arnold H. Deichmann, 1857
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JAR Professional Pilot Studies
Since rhumb lines on this projection are straight lines, it follows that great circles
must be curved, in this case, concave to the Equator (except meridians and the
Equator itself). That is, the rhumb line is always nearer the Equator. As bearings ...
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Positioning: The Logic of Sailboat Racing
Keep inside and to windward on the tack toward the lay line and ahead and to
leeward on the tack back toward the rhumb line. (Be the last out and the first back
in — keep closer to the rhumb line.) 4. Cross the fleet when you can. (Take what ...
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Loxodrome (
Rhumb Line), Orthodrome (Great Circle), Great ...
In this volume algorithms are compared for rhumb line sailing (RLS) and great elliptic sailing (GES) calculations commonly used for route planning and route monitoring.
Adam Weintrit, Piotr Kopcz, 2014
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Reports of Committees: 30th Congress, 1st Session - 48th ...
From San Francisco to Hong Kong, via Yokohama and Colnet strait, rhumb line
6,340 No. 5. From Yokohama to Hong Kong, via Van Dieman strait, rhumb line
1,575 No. 6. From San Francisco to Hong Kong, via Yokohama and Van Die-
man ...
United States. Congress. Senate, 1866
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Congressional Serial Set
From San Francisco to Hong Kong, via Yokohama and Colnet strait, rhumb line
6,340 No. 5. From Yokohama to Hong Kong, via Van Dieman strait, rhumb line
1,575 No. 6. From San Francisco to Hong Kong, ria Yokohama and Van Die- man
...
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The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
This curve is what we call the Iaxorlromic cur-va, rhumb-line, or Iaxodromy. It is a
kind of spiral, which, like the logarithmic spiral, makes an infinity of
Circumvolutions without ever arriving at a certain point, to which it yet still tends,
and towards ...
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Dave Sag's Blues Party, 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., The Rhumb Line, 41 Railroad Ave., Gloucester. With Chris “Stovall” Brown. DJ Jaminic, 9 p.m., Minglewood Tavern, ... «Gloucester Daily Times, Jul 15»
Two fleets converge as tradewinds kick in for Transpac yachts
At about 1150 miles to go, Rags's rival 100-footer Wild Oats XI - co-skippered by Roy Pat Disney and Mark Richards - was positioned closer to the rhumb line ... «My Sailing, Jul 15»
Marion Bermuda Race Standings Starting to Take Form
For the past two days 'Spirit' was flying on a reach right down the rhumb line sailing at over 10kts VMG for her best finish ever in a Bermuda Race. «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jun 15»
Mischievous leads Marion Bermuda Race
Later in the day Saturday at 1500hrs EDT, the 65-foot 'Mischievous' was heading about 10º west of the direct “rhumb line” course to Bermuda. The wind was ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jun 15»
38th consecutive line honours win for Esimit Europa 2 at the Giraglia …
Esimit Europa 2 crossed the finish line of the Giraglia Rolex Cup in Genoa at ... We chose the south side of the rhumb line where conditions suited us most, ... «PR Web, Jun 15»
Severna Park skipper wins PHRF 1 class
Saykadoo excited the bay well ahead of the other J/120s then went east of the rhumb line. Reviewing the race tracker afterward, McManus realized that most of ... «CapitalGazette.com, Jun 15»
2015 Annapolis-to-Newport Race overall
Reichart plotted pretty much a rhumb line course in order to sail the shortest distance and Carina reveled in heavy air running conditions for a significant portion ... «Sail World, Jun 15»
Indian takes line honours in Fremantle-Bali Race
First over the line in the 2015 Wonderful Indonesia Fremantle to Bali Race and Rally ... to the West Australian coast and then sailing a rhumb line course to Bali. «My Sailing, May 15»
Police: Assault charge for man who punched woman at Greenport bar
Paul Houpe, 22, was at the Rhumb Line Bar on Front Street at 2:40 a.m. when he got into a confrontation with a 37-year-old woman, police said. Houpe punched ... «Newsday, Mar 15»
Volvo Ocean Race- Start of Leg 5 looking more likely for Tuesday
They would not really dip deep into the Southern Ocean but would hold up almost onto the rhumb line to reach Cape Horn. A start on Monday afternoon will still ... «Sail World, Mar 15»
